DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT PERSONALLY OVERSEEN BY -Manson Guitar Works is an internationally respected custom guitar builder in the U.K. that has been working with Matthew Bellamy for over two decades. Founded by highly respected luthier Hugh Manson and CEO Adrian Ashton, the company has built instruments for a wide range of global superstars. KILL BUTTON -The MBM-1 features a discrete kill button allowing you to creatively expand the wide range of sounds already available. LOCKING TUNERS -The MBM-1 is equipped with locking tuners. These die-cast tuners assure stage-ready tuning stability. PICKUPS -The MBM-1 is equipped with pickups developed by Manson Guitar Works especially for this guitar. The versatile setup includes fully voiced humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions reflecting the layout of several of Bellamy’s stage and studio custom instruments. NECK -The Manson neck profile and shape has consistently received praise around the globe in many five star reviews. To maintain that competitive edge the new MBM-1 features the Manson soft V profile with a satin finish to give an immediate played-in feel. It’s the reason we refer to it as Meta Series; what has gone before was of excellence, but our philosophy is to transcend to a better product whilst referencing everything that existed before. CONTROLS -The controls on the MBM-1 are simple while versatile. There is a single volume control, master tone and a three way switch. This controls the 2 humbucker pickup combination. It all works together with the kill button and the overall instrument design to give you a highly creative and great sounding instrument.
Body wood Basswood
Construction Bolt-on
Finish Satin Black / Starlight Silver
Neck wood Hard Maple
Fingerboard Indian Laurel
Width at nut 43mm
Width at last fret 56mm
Thickness at 1st 21mm
Thickness at 12th 23mm
Radius Compound radius
Scale 25.5”
Frets 22
Neck Pickup Manson Humbucker(N)
Bridge Pickup Manson Humbucker(B)
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone, 3-way Pickup Selector, and Kill Button
Tuners Staggered Height Locking Machineheads
Bridge Fully Adjustable Bridge and Tailpiece
Hardware Finish Chrome
Headstock Matching Satin Black or Starlight Silver with Matthew Bellamy Signature
Strings D’Addario